Re: Kalitta Air New Livery

Oh well, at least now only the tail looks like 5 year olds in kindergarden went on a painting session. Nothing wrong with cheat lines, but these looked so terribly cheap ´60s. Connie has moved on, no more clapped out 742´s etc.... We will agree to disagree and even as a stern opponent of Euro white,...

Re: City Pairs with “Endless Demand”

Hong Kong-Taipei

Lets talk F1 again...

Rare subject these days. What do we think of F1 21? I was so keen on Fernando´s return, but is he suffering the Schumi syndrome just now? Can you return after a few years out?
Any other thoughts on the season so far?

Re: Would US Military Ever Sell C-5 to the Civilian Cargo Market?

I think that other than cost of acquisition would be spare parts! What operator could afford to buy just a few parts here and there. The price would be astronomical I believe I don't think the original poster meant "sell" as much as "charter", so spares and maintenance would rem...

Re: Short-haul aircraft like KL 747 Combi?

TNT had one, a 757 - I don`t know if it is still in the fleet. OO-TFA operated on behalf of NATO. Few pictures on A Net of that one.

Re: FedEx to Cut up to 6,300 Jobs in Europe; focus on Paris hub

My heart goes out to those losing their jobs. This pandemic is unfortunately going to reset the economy lower. With how well cargo is doing, it shows other aspects are struggling. :cry2: It is sad the industry has many aspects in survival mode. Lightsaber It`s always bad when people lose their job ...

Re: FedEx to Cut up to 6,300 Jobs in Europe; focus on Paris hub

There is no way UPS would have maintained both CGN and LGG as UPS air hubs. Maybe only if UPS was to maintain TNT as a separate entity in an effort to shift UPS volume on to TNT for the purpose of subverting the UPS pilots scope clause would LGG remain open... at the detriment of CGN. UPS committed...

Re: Peak Season 2020 Cargo/Express Discussion Thread

Just received a PM from one of our A-net members : Delivery of N625UP is pushed forward from December 17th to next monday (December 14th), hopefully no snags are found during the upcoming customer acceptance flights (this weekend ?) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoZZY3CXMAAn9UD?format=jpg&name=la...

Re: Peak Season 2020 Cargo/Express Discussion Thread

All operating for FX at LGG. Indeed it's all the old TNT network, Fedex had to sell the flying operations to a European company, ASL took it on and now flies the European network for FedEx. Thanks for the information! Long live 3V/NT... callsings were Nitro and the QualiTAY. Those were the TNT days...

Re: Peak Season 2020 Cargo/Express Discussion Thread

Great reading guys, thanks very much, old freightdog loving every minute of it, very US centric though (and no disrespect intended) . But where is the European input? Whats happening at Cologne, Liege CDG, Leipzig etc? Not to mention Asia. anyway, great thread, curious on some more global input tho...

Re: Peak Season 2020 Cargo/Express Discussion Thread

Great reading guys, thanks very much, old freightdog loving every minute of it, very US centric though (and no disrespect intended) . But where is the European input? Whats happening at Cologne, Liege CDG, Leipzig etc? Not to mention Asia. anyway, great thread, curious on some more global input thou...

Re: A380 vs. 748 revisited

Going forward, I see no market for a VLA before 2032. Any future VLA must offer dramatically better economics (no NEO need apply, even a stretch) You're optimistic! I see no market for a VLA again. Period. With the redistribution of flights to smaller airports thanks to 787s, 350s and 321neo LRs, h...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2020

Love all this discussion about what the poor QF Pilot will eat on his way to Victorville. Oh what the poor freightdogs without an FA have to put up with: And if they did not bring their own sandwiches: 1. Remove your business or first class quality tray from the ´fridge´. 2. take only those thingies...

Re: Emirates: 777X further delayed until 2022, convert more orders to 787

There's definitely no need for anyone to take it on before 2022 Unless traffic recovery happens faster than predicted. Plenty of 380`s parked up to deal with that, if it happens, not just at EK but for all X customers! And 77W´s to soldier on a little longer. Starting to wonder about this X, things...

Re: Qatari 747-8i BBJ flying mansion hits the market

If memory serves me right, this was actually built for a former member of the QR ruling family who has since passed. it was never part of the real or current royal fleet for the present rulers (those in QR colours). Some tin pot dictator might be interested, just change a few crest of arms, the inte...

Re: Pan Am questions

Some interesting insights here from 1977. (The height of Pan Am?) https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/261647/197778-panam-routes/ Looks like all Australia services were via Fiji/Hawaii/New Zealand. I do remember my grandmother, in the mid 1970s, flying PA MEL to NAN vv, so they must h...

Re: Question about Pan Am's A310-200s

A bit adrift from the original A310-200 question, but to complete the story... Delta ordered the new-build -325s in a deal that was structured in such a way that they could return the planes early (as, it transpired, was the case for the ex PA A310-300s). Airbus saw this a securing the existing A31...

Re: Qantas Boeing 747-8???

It will be an Atlas 748 which operates for QF. The aircraft is not in QF livery and the equipment varies so it is no always a 748 and can sometimes be a 744F. Well it is was Atlas freight flight which is my thoughts just found it weird it was then why was it in Qantas flight number and name then At...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2020

On top of the current 3 weekly 77W for both DXB-SYD and DXB-MEL, Emirates will also begin a weekly 77w to both BNE (18 Jun 20) and PER (17 June 20) https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291651/emirates-15-30jun20-operations-as-of-05jun20/ Emirates latest changes from July are ADL - dail...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2020

Hence why they aren't bringing back 100% capacity and only 15%. Given that MEL-SYD especially has been sold out more often than not shows there is some demand. As I understand it, whilst flights are operating under federal government guarantee 100% sold is 67% capacity with middle seats left vacant...

Re: Air Canada Embraer 190 Retired

MEA-707 wrote:

Not mentioned so far are Virgin Australia, COPA and Avianca Central America (ex TACA) and Royal Jordanian who used to have Emb 190s but decided within a few years that they rather have more 737s or A320s instead.

Re: Confirmed: Air Canada to buy Air Transat

Now EU will open full-scale investigation into AC-TS deal over worries purchase could reduce competition on 33 routes. https://business.financialpost.com/transportation/airlines/air-canada-transat-deal-faces-intense-eu-antitrust-scrutiny Air Canada will be thrilled. If the EU quashes the deal it me...

Re: Midwest wins lawsuit against Elite, continues comeback plans

727LOVER wrote:

It shall never be........

Re: Rumour: Emirates to decommission 40% of A380 fleet

If you read the criteria for reducing the cabin crew through involuntary measures, you will see that this is not a very nice company. When they are actively violating HR standards pthat the western world has established for decency, who cares about the 380? What western world, this is a global issu...

Re: Planes in boneyards that are never scrapped

I've actually recovered airplanes from the long term storage facilities and returned then to service. The market just has to be there with the right need and desire to do so, And a facility that knows what they're doing. I did it at the Evergreen facility when it was at Marana AZ.. And I did it wit...

Re: Will the A330neo ever become as successful as its predecessors?

Simple answer: no. The A339 may or may not be successful, it has a fairly low bar to meet as it's effectively a stopgap, but then there are challenges that will hamper it, just like all airliners in the next few years. With the 789 and A359 available in large numbers, as well as used A333s being av...

Re: Boeing is being forced to give larger discounts

This thread has gone really weird. From who is getting 78´s on a fire sale to the potential of the whale being the ultimate bathtub ! I might buy a hull, it would be a great garage for a classic car collection. All spending too much time at home fellas, time to get this world back to work. Curious o...

Re: Boeing is being forced to give larger discounts

They have the same problem the oil industry has. What do you do with all that stock sitting around? Can you actually store it economically? Convert the beached planes to tankers and put the overflow oil there. Problem solved! Finally, an after market for the A380! Gosh, you really do hate it with a...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - April 2020

But wait.. there's still more. According to the News Corp media, now other Chinese Government owned carriers are rumoured to get involved. CZ and CA were named in the (paywalled) article as the parties "rumoured" to be in 'discussions' to "buy VA", although no formal offer was l...

Re: U.S. Air Rebranding to U.S. Airways

Many of the original US Air 737-300s were retired with less than 25 years of service. The last one was retired in 2012. Hopefully one of them will fly again someday. I don't think any of the -300s are still active (2012 was a while ago, especially in the lives of old planes), but a couple of the -4...

Re: 757-200 Combi?

TNT/ASL Belgium operates one on Nato flights. A dog to trim from what I hear. Do they still have a NATO contract? I was actually wondering about that, as one of ASLB's 757s is doing the MRS-CDG run, and the other is hopping around the FedEx/TNT network, when it's not flying for DHL or UPS. -TFC is ...

Re: 757-200 Combi?

TNT/ASL Belgium operates one on Nato flights. A dog to trim from what I hear.

Re: A321 P2F first flight

This suggests to me that IAI already is comfortable replacing the floor structure during conversion, and would approach a 777W conversion by replacing the floor structure as well. It's a question that gets asked a lot on anet... Did I mangle the quoting? whatever. some time ago I found this pdf rel...

Re: Aeroflot New Livery?

PM wrote:

:thumbsup: Big improvement.

Re: Undisclosed customer orders 40 A330 NEO aircraft

Going to bet on LH Group, because Brussels already operates Airbus LH fleet and Austrian's LH fleet is beyond ancient. It's either that or obviously Ryanair going TATL :stirthepot: … Will say it again, LH (forgot the group bit in my last post....) lets look over the brim of our teacup, think out of...

Re: Nordwind A321 Rough Landing in Antayla

Skyliner-aviation.de is reporting there is a possibility that the aircraft VQ-BRS will be a write-off. If this is indeed true, it is a very sad ending for a very young airframe. Russia hasn't been having a good time with A321 of recent years. I doubt it. Whilst this one may have caused much deeper ...

Re: What could a Potential A220-500/700/900 look like?

The A227/229 will look like some stupid long and thin worm which's always ready to 'get' a tailstrike Does it, I don't think they look much different that later MD80´s with 5 abreast that we all so loved for years. So I guess it has been done before. Will it happen? I doubt it, my money is on a 500...

Re: Undisclosed customer orders 40 A330 NEO aircraft

LH …..

Re: Why are turboprops so unpopular in the US?

Where I have seen turboprops have a lot of success is in countries where the distances are short but the roads are bad. For example, Costa Rica is a small country but it is very mountainous and it can take 8 hours to go 200km. So the turboprops flying to small airstrips can offer an alternative to ...

Re: Rumour: Alex Cruz & Klaus Goresch leaving BA

LHRFlyer wrote:

That decision rests with Willie Walsh.

May be proved wrong but a CEO being replaced in the middle of an industrial dispute would not be the message IAG would want to send to its trade unions.

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - August 2019

Qantas to invest in regional Australia by given $10 million in bigger discounts. Initially one way fares from selected regional centres will be capped at $400 one way https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-invests-10-million-in-bigger-discounts-for-regional-australia/ https://www.w...